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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Jared jumps from what he sees?
(a) He knocks over the glasses.
(b) He trips on the desk chair.
(c) His candle goes out.
(d) He sits down.

2. What was poked in the wood in the walls that resembled a snake?
(a) Toothpicks.
(b) Nails.
(c) Straight pins.
(d) Thumbtacks.

3. Why is there tension among Mallory, Jared and Simon?
(a) Because Jared tries to order Mallory and Simon around.
(b) There is not tension; they are best of friends.
(c) Because of what happened to Mallory.
(d) Because their father is supposed to be coming home soon.

4. What does Jared think his siblings don't know since they left the kitchen with him still upstairs?
(a) That he wants to talk to them.
(b) That he is in a room without a door.
(c) That he wants to wait to come down until he reads the Field Guide.
(d) That he has gone to bed.

5. What does Jared's mom recall about Jared's school days?
(a) The violent fights he participated in.
(b) The fact that the teachers always say he is a daydreamer.
(c) The times Jared's father would go and watch Jared's ball games.
(d) The high grades Jared always received.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jared take outside of the house?

2. What did Jared see when he spun around after hearing a noise behind him?

3. Where does Simon go after leaving Mallory's bedroom?

4. About what phrase in the poem does Jared wonder?

5. What does Jared think may be in a trunk he finds?

(see the answer key)

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